Head in the clouds? Learn to Fly Day shows what it's about

May 20, 2012

Bob Burns (left) prepares to take Bennie Ward up in his experimental aircraft at the Pineville Muncipal Airport. EAA 614 was holding a Learn to Fly Day Saturday. Ward is a former student of Burns?. Photos by Melinda Martinez/mmartinez@thetowntalk.com

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PINEVILLE -- The next time Lester Bullitt goes on vacation with his family, he won't be a passenger in a plane.

The Hineston resident wants a private-pilot's license and decided to enroll in Flightline Air Service of Pineville with his son, 13-year-old Phillip Bullitt.

Phillip, Lester Bullitt and his wife, Melissa Bullitt, gained knowledge of several types of aircraft at the International Learn to Fly Day hosted by Flightline Air Service at the Pineville Municipal Airport on Saturday. ...